"demean" in Chinese (Traditional)
貶低侮辱
Definition
使某人感到不重要或失去尊嚴；降低某人的價值感。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式或嚴肅場合。常見搭配有“demean yourself（貶低自己）”、“demean others”、“demean someone's achievements”。不要與“degrade”（降解、惡化）混淆。著重表示情感上的傷害或失去尊重。
Examples
Don't demean others to feel better about yourself.
不要為了讓自己感覺更好去**貶低**別人。
I would never demean my friends in public.
我絕不會在公開場合**貶低**我的朋友。
Her comment was meant to demean his hard work.
她的評論意在**貶低**他的努力。
He refused to demean himself by apologizing for something he didn't do.
他拒絕為自己沒做的事**低聲下氣**地道歉。
Making jokes at someone's expense can really demean them.
拿別人開玩笑其實會很**貶低**他們。
She felt demeaned by her boss's unfair criticism.
她因為老闆的不公正批評感到被**貶低**了。